Mina Abdullah Refinery Project, Kuwait

Sarens executed a record-setting lift at The Kuwait
National Petroleum Company refinery using its Sarens Climbing
Towers (SCT) and strand jacks to lift the 1500t reactor onto its
foundation.

The plan to revamp Mina Abdullah Refinery and Mina
Al-Ahmadi Refinery was part of a strategy to upgrade the oil
refining industry in Kuwait. The Kuwait National Petroleum
Company(KNPC) was commissioned to undertake a study and eventually
was awarded the Clean Fuels Project(CFP). The study found that
Kuwait will need liquid fuel to feed its power-generation plants
and other installations in order to fulfill the country's demand
for petroleum products and to create stable foreign markets for
Kuwait exports of high-grade petroleum products. To provide such
liquid fuel, Mina Al-Ahmadi and Mina Abdullah refineries would have
to be expanded.

KNPC's Clean Fuels Project(CFP) involves the upgrade and
integration of the Mina Abdulla(MAB) and Mina Al Ahmadi(MAA)
refineries. The project will increase the combined capacity of the
refineries from the existing 736,000 barrels per day to 800,000
barrels per day, and will lower the sulphur content of petroleum
products to 5%. The project is scheduled for completion in
mid-2018.

Sarens undertook the task of lifting the 1500t reactor for
the KNPC-led CFP at the Mina Abdullah refinery. The extraordinary
aspect of the job was the unique set-up in which the towers were
installed, completely intertwined with the adjacent reactor's
bolting pattern. This allowed for a shorter lifting beam,
cancelling all needs for a guyed tower system, ultimately resulting
in a faster and safer execution.

Sarens deployed its Sarens Climbing Towers(70m high),
CC8800-1 (in SSL configuration), CC2800-1, and LR1250. The cranes
took two weeks to be assembled and were then ready to execute the
lift. It was a first lift of its kind on a KNPC site having a
record setting performance. Our 25 skilled operations staff
executed the challenge with utmost precision leading to a satisfied
client.

The major challenge faced by the team was to intertwine
the SCT system with the next neighboring reactor's bolting pattern
within a limited space. Moreover the weather conditions were very
challenging, but the team successfully performed the operations.

This lift has formed a large part of Sarens' large
ambitions in the State of Kuwait, currently investing on cleaner
fuels and one of the largest refineries in the world.